London Marathon uses edible water sachets to reduce plastic waste

With over 40,000 participants, organizers of the 2019 London Marathon held on Sunday, April 28 turned to ingenious solutions to reduce plastic waste. The annual event raises money for important causes but has been criticized for the plastic bottles left on the 42-kilometer route by runners and food packaging from spectators. This year, the London Marathon took multiple measures to minimize the use of plastic, as per a statement in early April. One stand-out solution was a station which offered edible seaweed sachets at Mile 23. Sports drinks company Lucozade Sport provided capsules called Oohos which biodegrade in four to six weeks. Oohos were created with start-up Skippi...

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